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Memory Fitness Blog If you have ever had a complaint about your memory, no matter what your age, you may enjoy the practical insights that will be shared in the memory fitness blog. Why a blog on memory fitness? First of all I am a speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience working with those who have experienced memory complaints. Secondly, I am a baby boomer and could tell more than my share of memory glitches in my daily routine. They say you teach what you need to learn! Often people ask me what vitamins to take or foods to eat so they can remember better. That is not what this blog is about. There are experts on these areas and those are the people you want to research. My intent is to provide little tips and inspiration so we can be more present since paying attention is the key to remembering. Managing life in the 21st century means balancing and creating priorities. Quality of life is enhanced by being in the present moment. Sometimes we need those little reminders to keep us focused and positive. My style is to have inspirational quotes and in doing that, I hope to give reminders that will help us better handle our busyness with all of its technology and distractions. __________________________________________ Notice what happens to your stress level as you do two things at once or jump from one thing to another. You may have been feeling pretty calm until the craziness of multitasking came into the picture. Consider this: Going somewhere? Leave a half hour earlier than you need to. Slow your pace and just notice. What do you see? Seeing anything different? Was it always there? Were you comfortable taking your time. On a personal note: Recently I had an unexpected opportunity that has occupied more time than I had in a day. It was important and it is finally all coming together. As a result, there have been few spaces to even do some of the essentials once I did my day job and worked on two major projects. Some things did fall through the cracks but all is well! The one thing I made sure I did was to take a "brain break" day doing something I love, preferably with a view of the water, when my mind was too cluttered to be effective. It helps me to bring balance back to overload. Take time to notice if you need to step back, taking some time even if it is only an hour. Unplug from everything and find something to do or do nothing. We all need to take care of ourselves better. Notice then make a plan. |